The sword and shield didn't start with her silver screen debut. Even before that she wasn't getting many power feats, or doing epic things in epic adventures like you would expect from a character like her.
Yes, but the movies was when we started to get a rise in sword and shield feats.
Yes, but the movies was when we started to get a rise in sword and shield feats.
But there was already a big lack of power feats before that. Since n52 she is weaker than Post Crisis and has had way less power feats and big adventures than in Post Crisis.